Musæus, J.H. [!] Libussa.--Schiller, F. The criminal from lost honour.--Hauff, W. The cold heart.--Immermann, K. The wonders in the Spessart.--Hauff, W. Nose the dwarf.--Velde, C.F. van der. Axel: a tale of the Thirty years' war.--Hoffman, E.T.W. The Sandman.--Kleist, H. von. Michael Kohlhaas
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2007-06-22 23:00:34
Associated-names
Feiling, C.A.; Musäus, Johann Karl August, 1735-1787; Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805; Hauff, Wilhelm, 1802-1827; Immermann, Karl Leberecht, 1796-1840; Velde, C. F. van der (Carl Franz), 1779-1824; Hoffmann, E. T. A. (Ernst Theodor Amadeus), 1776-1822; Kleist, Heinrich von, 1777-1811
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0005
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nrlf_ucb:GLAD-50435598
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1Ds
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Evidence reported by judyjordan for item talesfromgermanc00oxenrich on June 22, 2007: no visible notice of copyright; stated date is 1844.
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Michael Kohlhaas
Table of Contents: Libussa. BY J. H. MUSJEUS The Criminal From Lost Honour. BY FRIEDRICH SCHILLER The Cold Heart. BY WILHELM HAUFF The Wonders In
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The Spessart. BY KARL IMMERMANN Nose, The Dwarf. BY W. HAUFF Axel. BY C. F. VANDERVELDE The Sandman. BY E. T. W. HOFFMANN Michael Kohlhaas. BY HEINRICH VON KLEIST The Klausenburg. BY LUDWIG TIECK The Moon. BY JEAN PAUL FRIEDRICH RICHTER The Elementary Spirit. BY E. T. W. HOFFMANN St. Cecilia ; Or, The Power Of Music. BY H. VON KLEIST The New Paris. BY J. W. GOETHE Ali And Gulhyndi. BY ADAM OEHLENSCHLAEGER Alamontade. BY HEINRICH ZSCHOKKE The Jesuits' Church In G___ . BY E. T. W. HOFFMANN The Severed Hand. BY W. HAUFF ---------- "Michael Kohlhaas" by Heinrich von Kleist is probably the most important work in this volume. The translation is ca. 1844 so you have to work through the Victorian prose, but it's worth it (free) and it adds to the period flavor that modern translations smooth over. "Michael Kohlhaas" is about a 16th century horse-dealer who takes the law into his own hands to revenge a wrong after local officials refuse to help him. It was one of Kafka's favorite stories, and E. L. Doctorow's 1975 novel Ragtime is a "deliberate homage". The story is essentially about law and order, specifically what happens when a culture of law no longer functions as it should (corruption and nepotism) and merchants take matters into their own hands to achieve justice. It's similar to a Romanian story I reviewed earlier The Lucky Mill (1881), which is also about a merchant who is abused by local strongmen, oppressed by a corrupt government and seeks justice through violence. The 19th century was a Democratic Age (Harold Bloom) and these stories encapsulate the ideals and dreams of the middle-class for freedom from Aristocratic absolutism. Update: Found a more recent public domain translation that is easier reading. [STB|02.2011|831]
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